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JOHN W. KELLEY, OF MCDONALD, TENNESSEE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 601,078, dated March22, 1898. Application filed November 11, 1897- Serial No- 658,197. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. KELLEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at McDonald, in the county of Bradley and State ofTennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gates;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings,

and to letters of reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in thatclass of gates which are opened and closed at a distance therefrom byhand-levers; and my present improvement consists in the construction andcombination of the parts, as will'be hereinafter set forth. i

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 isa perspective view. Fig. 2 isa detail perspective view, and Fig. 3 aside elevation showing the style of latch.

Arefers to a gate made up in the usual manner and preferably consistingof horizontal rails which are secured to stiles, the rear stile A havingpins which engage with suitable supports for the gate. The gate propermay be of any suitable type and the only peculiarity in its constructionis that the lower rail a projects or extends beyond the rear stile A.

The gate carries a latch b, which comprises a pivoted bar having itsrear end upturned, said bar being journaled between straps, its forwardend being depressed by a suitable spring I), and said end is adapted toengage with a catch b carried by the gate-post. To the end of the lowerrail, which projects beyond the rear stile of the. gate, is pivotallysecured a plate 0, which is constructed to present on one side astraight edge e, the other perimeter being curved, so as to be eithersemi-elliptical or semicircular. The plate 0 is secured by I a boltorpivot-pin d, which passes through the rail vertically and engages withthe plate 0, so as to maintain it in a horizontal position. The plate 0,near its ends adjacent to the straight edge and j unction therewith ofthe curved edge, has aper tures e 6, with which engage wires or flexibleconnections E, which extend therefrom to the upturned end of the latch,these wires or flexible connections preferably passing between thecentral stiles of the gate.

The central portion of the plate 0 farthest from the stile A has aperforation f, through which pass the ends of a pair of links f, whichare slightly curved, so that a considerable portion thereof will engagewith the plate, so that the links will be maintained in a horizontalposition, and these links are connected by means of bars or flexibleconnections F with the lower ends of the hand-levers G G, which arepivoted to the posts g g.

In operation when it is desired to open the gate a person in a wagongrasps the upper end of one of the hand-levers and moves it toward thesupporting-post of the gate. This movement, through the bar or flexibleconnection F, turns the plate 0 upon its pivot and such movement drawsupon the connection E between the plate and latch, which disengages thelatch from the catch, and when the latch is so disengaged the gate willbe swung toward the opposite hand-lever. When the vehicle has passedthrough the gate, the operator will move the other hand-lever, whichwill swing the gate closed. If desirable, the pivoted plate 0 may beattached to a projection attached to the rear stile of the gate.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a swinging gate, having a lower rail whichprojects beyond the rear stile of the gate and a latch held in pivotalengagement with the forward portion of the gate, said latch beingspring-actuated in one direction, of a plate pivotally attached to theprojecting end of the lower rail, connections extending from thelateral-projecting portions of the plate to the normallyraised end ofthe latch-bar and connections which extend directly from the rear of theplate to the lower ends of hand-levers, substantially as shown and forthe purpose set forth.

2. The combination in a swinging gate, the lower rail thereof projectingbeyond the rear stile of the gate, of a plate pivotally attached to theunder side of the rail, said plate having its rear portion curved, bentlinks which engage centrally with the plate and are maintained in ahorizontal position thereby, bars extending from the links to the lowerends of hand-levers and connections extending from the part of the plateforward of and to the sides of the pivot, to the normallyraised end ofthe latch, so that when the plate is turned on its pivot it Will raisethe latch [0 out of engagement with its catch, substantially as shownand for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I aifix my signaturein presence of tWo witnesses.

JOHN V. KELLEY. Vitnesses:

O. T. GABBERT, W. I. LEA.

